back to the future: a call to action for fp and lapms
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Back to the Future: A Call to Action for FP and LAPMs. Scott Radloff Director Office of Population and Reproductive Health USAID ACQUIRE End-of-Project Meeting September 17, 2008. Family Planning: responds to a panoply of problems…. Enables couples to decide number/spacing of births - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Back to the Future: Back to the Future: A Call to Action for FP A Call to Action for FP
and LAPMsand LAPMs
Scott Radloff
Director
Office of Population and Reproductive Health
USAID
ACQUIRE End-of-Project Meeting
September 17, 2008
Family Planning: responds to a panoply of problems…
Enables couples to decide number/spacing of births Reduces child mortality Reduces maternal mortality/morbidity Reduces abortion Improves women’s opportunities Key intervention in HIV settings Essential component of health programs Mitigates adverse effects of population dynamics
on:– natural resources– economic growth– state stability
Unmet need of 201 million in developing countries translates to:
23 million unplanned births 22 million abortions 2 million miscarriages 1.4 million infant deaths 142,000 pregnancy-related deaths [1/2 in
Africa]
– 53,000 from unsafe abortion
– 89,000 from other causesSource: Guttmacher Policy Review, Summer 2008, Vol 11, Number 3
Pop Quiz Question
As CPR rises, demand for limiting rises
As CPR rises, demand for limiting occurs at earlier ages
Age at which demand for limiting cross demand for spacing by modern CPR, most recent DHS, 44 countries
R2 = 0.822
20
25
30
35
40
45
0 - 10 10 - 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 50 - 60 60 - 70
Modern CPR (married)
Ag
e
Age at which demand for limiting equals demand for spacing by modern CPR, all available DHS since 2000 (n=44)
AnswerPop Quiz
Substantial demand for limiting and spacing in African countries
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Space
Limit
Still, Africa is characterized by high unmet need and low use of LAPMs…
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Chad 2004
Niger
200
6
Guinea
200
5
Mal
i 200
1
Benin 2
001
Niger
ia 2
003
Burkin
a Fas
o 20
03
Seneg
al 2
005
Rwan
da 20
05
Camer
oon 2
004
Ethio
pia
2005
Ghana 20
03
Uganda 2
006
Mad
agas
car 2
004
Tanza
nia 2
004
Moza
mbiq
ue 200
3
Zambia
2002
Mal
awi 2
004
Kenya 2
003
Zimbab
we 200
6
Per
cen
t M
WR
A
LAPMs Modern method (non-LAPMs) use Trad CPR Unmet need
2 children, 30 years of contraceptive use -options:
10,950 pills (1 every day)
360 packets of pills (1 every month)
120 injections (1 every 3 months)
6 implants (1 every 5 years)
3 IUDs (1 every 10 years)
1 sterilization (1 in a lifetime)
LAPMs have lower discontinuation ratesand longer duration of effectiveness…
MethodDiscontinuation
Rate by 1 yrDuration of effectiveness
Pill 50% Daily use
Condom 50% Event use
Injectable 40% 1-3 mos
Implanon 48% 3 yrs
Jadelle/Norplant 25% 5-7 yrs
IUD (hormonal, copper) 25% 5-12 yrs
Sterilization (M/F) 10% lifetimeAQUIRE 2007
Injectables35%
Pills17%
Condoms3%
LAM0%
Traditional17%
Implants5%
IUD6%
Sterilization17%
Source: MEASURE/DHS, Kenya 2003 DHS Survey.Ross, Stover, and Adelaja, 2005.
MWRA (15-49 yr) 5.1 million (2005)
%
LAPM use to limit: 27%LAPM use to limit: 27%
Long-Acting and Permanent Methods
Long-Acting and Permanent Methods
LAPMs are underutilized among limiters in Kenya
Pills18%
Condoms10%
Traditional25%
Injectables39%
IUD4%
Implants4%
Source: MEASURE/DHS, Kenya DHS Survey, 2004.
%
Long-Acting and Permanent Methods
Long-Acting and Permanent Methods
LA use to space: 8%LA use to space: 8%
Long-Acting methods have potential for use among spacers in Kenya
And, LAPMs are suitable for various reproductive intentions…
DD
Long Acting: Implants and IUDs
Delaying first births-Youth-Nulliparous
SS H+H+ LLPermanent: Vasectomy,
Female Sterilization
Spacing pregnancies-Postpartum-Postabortion
HIV+ women can use
any LAPM
Limiting births after desired fertility goals are reached
- High Parity- Low Parity- Any age
TimeSocio-cultural
norms
Cost
Process
Physical
Inappropriate eligibility criteria
Poor CPIProvider
bias
KnowledgeLocation
↑↑ Access
↑↑ Choice
↑↑ Quality
Barriers to LAPM services
Barriers to LAPM services
Outcomes when barriers are overcome:
Outcomes when barriers are overcome:
But, there are still barriers to LAPMs…
BREAK DOWN THAT WALL ! ! !
What can be done to increase the use of LAPMs?
“Unpack” LAPMs
LAPMs ‘Packed’ = specific clinical
requirements for service provision
LAPMs ‘Unpacked’ = suitable for multiple
reproductive intentions – Spacing – Long-acting methods
– Delaying – Long-acting methods
– Limiting – Long-acting methods, permanent methods
“Long-Acting” effectiveness is not the same
as “Long-Term” use (it’s not all or none)
Integrate LAPMs into all other PRH technical priorities…
• Contraceptive security including clinical equipment and supplies
• Community-based FP Frees up clinical capacity for LAPMs, increases referrals
• Healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies IUDs and implants help achieve longer spacing intervals
• FP/MCH integration Postpartum and PAC, immediate use of IUD, M/F
sterilization
• FP/HIV integration All LAPMs are safe methods and good options for HIV/AIDS
Future opportunities for LAPMs…
– The Sino-implant revolution– Meeting the latent, and growing demand for
limiting, at younger ages– Increasing L-A use for spacing, delaying– Reaching postpartum and post-abortion
clients– Engaging private sector services– Expanding approaches to reach rural areas– Expanding urban and peri-urban services– Offering comprehensive men’s health care
BACK (AND FORWARD) TO THE FUTURE
Sometimes, going forwardrequires going back to
“Big, Boring Programs”or
“Proven, Time-Tested ApproachesAdapted to New Settings”
In closing……